Francesco De Lorenzo

Francesco De Lorenzo (5 June 1938-) was the Health Minister of Italy from 22 July 1989 to 21 February 1993, succeeding Carlo Donat-Cattin and preceding Raffaele Costa. He was implicated in the Tangentopoli scandal by his assistant, Gabriele Monaco, leading to his arrest.

Biography
Francesco De Lorenzo was born in Naples, Campania, Italy in 1938, and he became a medical researcher and an author of 80 publications in international medical journals. From 1975 to 1993, he served as a city councillor in Naples, and then as a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1983 to 1994, serving as an Italian Liberal Party member. He went on to serve as Environment Minister from 1986 to 1987 and as Health Minister from 1989 to 1993, and he was involved with corruption in the healthcare industry, including taking kickbacks from pharmaceutical companies. In 1993, he resigned as Health Minister, and he was arrested a few months later during the Tangentopoli scandal. He was sentenced to five years in prison, and he returned to the nonprofit health sector after his release.